to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
that is to say; so that means
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to step forward; to volunteer
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
sea of fire; sea of flame
bright red; crimson lotus flower
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to be sacked; to be dismissed
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering